Robert Russa Moton Museum
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The Robert Russa Moton Museum is a civil rights museum in Farmville, Virginia, dedicated to the 1951 student-led school strike that helped spark the Brown v. Board of Education case and the fight to end segregated education in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Russa Moton Museum canonical | 2 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights museum
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history museum ⓘ museum in Virginia ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
1951 Moton High School student strike
NERFINISHED
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward County school desegregation cases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Barbara Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
Jim Crow laws in education
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massive resistance in Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
African-American museums in Virginia
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Civil rights movement museums ⓘ Museums in Prince Edward County, Virginia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo |
1951 student-led school strike in Farmville, Virginia
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Brown v. Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ fight to end segregated education in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American civil rights movement
NERFINISHED
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history of segregated education in the United States ⓘ school desegregation in the United States ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
K–12 civil rights education programs
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teacher professional development on civil rights history ⓘ |
| hasExhibitOn |
Prince Edward County school closings
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legal challenges to school segregation ⓘ student activism in the civil rights movement ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://motonmuseum.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Historic Site related to Brown v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Farmville, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Prince Edward County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| mission | to preserve and interpret the history of the student strike and school desegregation ⓘ |
| name | Robert Russa Moton Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Russa Moton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupiesBuildingOf | former Robert Russa Moton High School ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedAs | public school for African American students ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. civil rights trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBuilding | former school building ⓘ |
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